Slug lever attachment for typographical machines



y 37, 1932- H. T. SUNDSTROM y p SLUG LEVER ATTACHMENT FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Filed March 5, 1930 l i I 52 9/ g 24 J I f 5 ffimezwfwz 19 He man T. @u mist rem d ifig Patented May 17, 1932 I v UNITE STATES PATENT" OFFICE HERMAN T. SUNDSTROM,OF HOUSTON, TEXAS sum LEVER ATTACHMENT ron TYPOGRAPI-IIGAL MACHINES Application filed March 1930. Serial No. 432,597.

My invention relates to an improvement in with my invention placed thereon for operameans for operating the slug lever or typetion. setting machines such as linotype and inter- Fig. 2 is a broken perspective detail illustype machines. It is adapted particularly trating the manner in which the slug lever for linotype machines but will serve equally is operated. well on other makes of machines; Fig. 3 is a broken detail in top plan view of The duty of the slug lever on linotype mathe actuating cam and roller. chines is to move the slug laterally away Fig. 4518 a detail'in perspective illustrating from the discharge opening so as to provide the construction of the slug lever-roller.

9 room for the ejection of the next slug. This With reference particularly to Fig. 1, the

slug lever has been previously operated from base of the machine is shown somewhat diawhat is called the justificat ion rod on the presgrammatically at 1. It serves as a support ent type of machine. A pin slidable in a supfor the operating'parts of the machine. At port in the frame of themachine is moved latthe rear of the machine is a downwardly ex- 15 erally against the slug lever as the justificatending bracket 2 which has its forward end tion rod is moved up and down. The shavformed with an opening therein to receive ings of lead from the trimming of the slugs a pivot pin 3 upon which the ejector lever 4 is very often fall upon the operating pin of the mounted. The upper end of the ejection lever slug lever and adhering thereto caus it to is formed wlth ahandle 5 and a lateral bracket .2 ti k d f il to f tion ro -1y, It'thu 6 with an opening 7 therein to receive the interferes with the action of the justification ejection link. On the arm of the lever is a lever and the space bars are sometimes bent a al y ex nding lug 8 Which is the ordior broken due to a failure of the machine to na y p ration of the machine acts as an arm function properly due to the sticking of the g ms Whl h t e operatmg cam may Contact operating pin for th slug l v r, to move said lever on its pivot to return it to It is an bj t, of my in nti t Operate normal pos1t10n after the slug of type has been the slug lever entirely separate f th ejected. I have employed the lug for another ju tifi ati n d and additlonal purpose of operating the slug I contemplate actuating the slug lever'by level j 3 connection through the body of the machine AS the el 418 glven a lateral movement with the ejection lever by a, separate conneefrequently 1n the OPP/P3131011 0f the device tion, thus leaving the justification rod free through a small degree ?fm0vement,1 allow to operate without interference from the slug for & gh lhovemfint W t fi fi up n h l rod. This 1s done by attaching a yoke 10 at .3 It i a f th bj t f th i ti n t the end of said lever 9 resting on the upper eliminate liability of sticking of the slug lever slde O the l g 8 andhavmg Contact members operating means by the provision of a sliding 11 and 12 each 51616 of the 0am T cam which may be housed in such. manner as Contact members are Struck by the cam 1n '9 to be free of Clogging, due to the particles IDOVQIHQIlt beyond 21- certain range and bills 40 of lead shavings falling therein. movement serves to actuate the rod I also desire to provide an adjustable con- Referring partlcularly to Flg. 2 1t Wlll be tact with the slug lever so that it may be noted t the r 9 Pr j s through the formoved through various lengths of stroke thus Ward E 0f h machlne and Slides Within a adapting it to be used with different sizes pp t y shaped racket Sald of type ranging from five point to seventybracket 13 is connected to a supporting memon;

two point type. ber 14 mounted on the frame of the machine In the drawings I have shown only the esby means of a cap screw 15. The member 14 sential parts of the machine which serve to is a supporting bracket already on the frame illustrate my device. In Fig. 1 I have shown f the machine and has upper and lower arms a broken section of the base of the machine 16 and 17 respectively between which the a shock absorbing spring which surrounds the lever 9 and bears at one end againstthe inner arm of the yoke or bracket and at its outer end said spring bears against the head 19 of the lever. I

The slug lever is shown at 21. It is piv oted at its lower end upon a shaft 22secured at 23 to the frame of the machine. It is adapted to be swung laterally topush the slug of type awayfrom the ejection opening. A hand 23 at the upper end is provided to contact with the slugs of type and move them away from the opening. This arm is moved laterally to move said slugs by means of a. roller 24 adapted to contact with the cam face 18 upon the slug lever operating rod. Said roller 24 is mounted rotatably upon a pin 25, which is adapted to be inserted through a slot 26 in an arm 27 and secured in position by a clamping nut 28. It will be seen that the roller may be adjusted to different positions in the slot 26 to allow. for different lengths of movement of the slug lever.

The arm 27 is secured at its lower end upon the slug lever and midway of its length is se cured at 30 to an arm 31 on said lever. The arm 31 is ordinarily upon the arm 21 and serves as a contactmember for the push rod which ordinarily works the slug lever. It serves in my improvement as a support for the arm 27, which supports the roller 24. I also provide a stop pin 32 projecting laterally from the arm 27 to limit the inward movement of the slug lever. This pin is adapted to cont-act with the frame of the machine and is adjustable to allow the movement of the slug lever tothe desired point.

In the operation of this device the cam mechanism, which ordinarily operates the ejector lever 4, will,.in its movement, throw the ejector lever forward so as to push the operating rod forwardly, moving the cam face 18' of the rod against the roller 24 and moving the slug lever laterally to allow the ejection of the slug of type. The lever 4'is then moved in an opposite direction and the withdrawal of the operating rod 9 allows the slug lever to move inwardly andengage the slug and move it away from the ejection orifice. This movement of the slug lever is accomplished through a spring engaging with the hook 23 upon the slug lever in the usual manner; 'No change is made in the construction of the means for moving the slug levertoward the slug;

The advantages of this construction over the previous means for operating the slug lever lie in the fact that the operation thereof is removed from any connection with the justification rod. The old means of operating the slug lever was liable to stick and interfere materially with the ejector mechanism and the justification rod. As my, device is connected simply with the ejection lever in the manner stated, no interference whatever withthe other operating parts of the machine is experienced. Furthermore, with my improvement the degree of movement of the slug lever may easily be varied by adjusting the cam roller 24 in the slot 26, as previously noted. The device is, therefore, simple in construction andnot liable to get outof" an ejector lever pivoted thereon, a slug I,

lever on'said frame pivoted to swing in a plane perpendicular to that'of said ejector lever and a slide rod on said ejector lever and actuated by the movement of said ejector leverto movesaid slug lever.

3. In a typeforming machine, 'a'frame, an ejector lever pivoted thereto on one-side of said frame, 'a slug lever on the opposite side of said frame, a roller on said slug lever, a

sl id 'rod, a cam thereon adapted to contact I with said roller and means on saidejector lever to move said slide rod. 4. In a type forming machine, a frame, an ejector lever pivoted thereto on one si'de'of said frame, a slug lever on the opposite side of said frame, a roller on said slug lever,-a slide rod, a cam thereon adapted to contact with said roller and'a yoke on said slide rod adapted to be engaged by said ejector lever said roller. I

5. In a type forming machine, a slug lever, an ejector lever, an arm on said slug lever, a slide-rod connected withsaid ejector lever,

in its movement to force said cam against I,

and means on said rod adapted to engage said arm swinging in a plane perpendicular I a contact member on saidar-m, and a cam on i said rod adapted to engage said contact member and move said slug lever.

7. A frame, an ejector lever pivoted there- 1011, a slug lever mounted opposite said ejector lever on'saidfr'ame, a cam contacting mem- HERMAN T. SUNDSTROM. 

